Expert knowledge utilization during the  Covid-19 crisis: On the use of expert knowledge by the Dutch government during the Covid -19 crisis in  the Netherlands

In this thesis expert knowledge and the covid-19 crisis have been the subject of research. More precisely, knowledge types and knowledge utilization have been analyzed in three distinct periods of the Covid-19 crisis in the Netherlands. This is analyzed by using government documents where the measures against the Covid-19 outbreak are elaborated in. In addition, the technical briefings held on the Covid-19 outbreak are analyzed. During these briefings both experts and members of parliament are present. Hereby 'unfiltered' knowledge of the experts can be compared with how this expert knowledge is used in the government documents. From the analysis of this research, it follows that mostly instrumental use and some substantiating knowledge utilization are found in the government documents. This is contradictory to the knowledge utilization by the Dutch government in earlier crises as researched by Van Nispen and Scholten (2017). In addition to the results on knowledge utilization, from...Show moreIn this thesis expert knowledge and the covid-19 crisis have been the subject of research. More precisely, knowledge types and knowledge utilization have been analyzed in three distinct periods of the Covid-19 crisis in the Netherlands. This is analyzed by using government documents where the measures against the Covid-19 outbreak are elaborated in. In addition, the technical briefings held on the Covid-19 outbreak are analyzed. During these briefings both experts and members of parliament are present. Hereby 'unfiltered' knowledge of the experts can be compared with how this expert knowledge is used in the government documents. From the analysis of this research, it follows that mostly instrumental use and some substantiating knowledge utilization are found in the government documents. This is contradictory to the knowledge utilization by the Dutch government in earlier crises as researched by Van Nispen and Scholten (2017). In addition to the results on knowledge utilization, from the analysis on knowledge types, information data is found to be an important type of knowledge used by the Dutch government. Second, to information data, ideas are found as knowledge in the government documents.Show less

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Expert knowledge utilization during the Covid-19 crisis: On the use of expert knowledge by the Dutch government during the Covid -19 crisis in the Netherlands